Fourth place

Kolbe competes in section girls wrestling tourney

Kate Kolbe of Martin County placed fourth at 138 pounds at the Section 3-4 tournament Saturday in Hastings. Photo courtesy of Red Bulls Facebook page

Kate Kolbe of Martin County went 2-2 and placed fourth at 138 pounds in the combined Section 3 & 4 girls wrestling tournament Saturday at Hastings.

An eighth grader, Kolbe started her tournament by pinning Sumer Harrington of Stillwater Area in 1:28 in the quarterfinals before losing by fall to eventual champion Nora Akpan of Centennial in the semifinals,

Kolbe won by fall in 1:03 over South St. Paul’s Bryanna Davey in a consolation semifinal biut then lost the third-place match by fall to Lauren Whitfield of Hastings.